DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/31 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.9 - - 61.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 25 - - 35 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2230 - - 656 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 921 - - 921 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3119 - - 1545 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1543 - - 1121 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 183 - - 120 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 17 - - 14 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 219 - - 312 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 11 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - 4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1118 - - 608 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2001 - - 937 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 235 - - 286 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2884 - - 1259 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1620 - - 890 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.9 - - 61.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 62.9 - - 60.7 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 68.8 - - 61.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 61.9 - - 60.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 25 - - 35 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2230 - - 656 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 96 - - 101 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 11 - - - EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 96361 24 243 23 262 96361 89099 16 255 19 233 89099 83537 17 279 18 223 83537 78937 20 258 18 240 78937 74972 16 248 20 264 74972 71471 14 273 20 267 71471 68300 18 276 21 267 68300 65370 22 269 24 272 65370 62638 25 269 23 269 62638 59972 30 268 30 258 59972 57174 36 256 34 258 57174 54258 35 260 40 272 54258 51479 47 271 53 271 51479 49001 56 263 57 261 49001 46800 56 259 55 255 46800 44822 56 264 54 256 44822 43034 60 266 60 261 43034 41410 62 262 66 257 41410 39916 61 262 72 253 39916 38519 64 266 69 253 38519 37194 63 264 63 255 37194 35909 59 260 61 257 35909 34596 56 258 59 256 34596 33230 57 246 55 252 33230 31812 58 242 48 249 31812 30327 54 244 45 249 30327 28763 51 243 44 249 28763 27120 51 244 45 249 27120 25398 51 247 46 253 25398 23601 51 251 52 261 23601 21734 50 256 57 267 21734 19791 49 260 51 270 19791 17762 48 268 50 275 17762 15692 41 273 49 278 15692 13697 36 260 41 273 13697 11877 40 244 34 265 11877 10255 46 239 36 251 10255 8814 47 236 32 246 8814 7530 43 232 26 248 7530 6388 35 235 23 254 6388 5376 29 246 21 259 5376 4484 26 244 18 264 4484 3698 23*235 16 273 3698 2996 21*226 15 288 2996 2377 19 220 15 305 2377 1862 18 217 15*311 1862 1468 17 216 15*312 1468 1196 15 214 15 312 1196 1031 14 214 14 311 1031 937 11 214 10 312 937 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography